FAQ - FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Fritz Law Offices’ FAQ. We represent Businesses and Non-profits for Employment & Business matters and Businesses and individuals for Bankruptcy matters.
Currently, we are accepting new clients. Contact us. However, we are limiting in-person client contact for current and potential new clients until after this coronavirus pandemic is over. We are happy to do a ZOOM conference call, Facetime, or telephone conference call.
If an in-person Conference is necessary, we have safety protocols in place at our office. We require mask-wearing and we sit in a large conference room at a large conference table that is 8′ apart. Also, we have a direct entrance door to the conference room from the outside.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
No. We handle cases on an hourly basis.
Some services can be provided on a flat rate basis, such as the preparation of a Handbook or Contract. We also provide flat-fee rates for Bankruptcy matters, see the Bankruptcy FAQ below.
Our rates are competitive based on our 30+ years of legal experience.
Generally, an attorney will speak with a potential client on the telephone, at no cost, if no legal advice is provided. During this initial call, the attorney will engage in a short consultation to:
- provide the potential client with information regarding the legal services we provide,
- determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest,
- discuss whether the particular case is one we may handle based on the type of matter, and
- determine whether we are available to accept the matter, based on the above.
If mutually agreeable, an appointment is scheduled after the potential client completes a New Client Info Sheet. Then, a Retainer Agreement is signed to become a Client.
If we cannot take the case, we try to provide referrals, if requested, whenever possible.
Call us at (707) 578-8212, for Theresa x11; for Bill x14. We can also arrange for a zoom call since we are currently not meeting with clients, with few exceptions. Safety for all is most important.
Thank you for your consideration and understanding.
In Employment matters, our firm represents the Employer (Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations). Our firm advises the Business owner, CEO, President, Executive Director, and Board of Directors with business and employment decisions. We also can also provide support to the company’s Human Resources Manager.
Our Attorneys assist with matters such as preparing key employee contracts, confidentiality & trade secret agreements, Policies & Procedures Manuals, and Handbooks. We advise regarding disciplinary actions before they are taken. We assist with preparing and implementing policies such as hiring, firing, granting of leaves of absence, and other critical decisions. This can assist the Company in avoiding litigation.
Our firm represents the Company if it has a Labor Commissioner claim, an EDD claim, EDD audit, DFEH/EEOC claim, a Mediation, an Arbitration, or a Court case.
Yes. The retainer is a deposit for legal services to be provided. The amount of the retainer will depend on the type of matter. A litigation matter will require a larger retainer. The retainer is paid when the Attorney agrees to represent or advise the potential client and the potential client agrees to retain the Attorney. Then, both sign a retainer agreement and representation begins. We look forward to assisting you!
When the Attorney provides the client with an invoice for services rendered, the client is asked to pay the invoice. If the retainer is used to pay all or part of the invoice, the client is asked to replenish the retainer. This continues until the matter is concluded.
Some clients will maintain a minimum retainer, keeping the Attorney “on Retainer.” This allows the client to call the Attorney for prompt service without filling out the above paperwork again.
Yes. While most clients pay by Business check, for the client’s convenience, and for phone consultations, we do accept credit cards. If you wish to pay by credit card, you will be asked for the number, name on the card, zip code, expiration date, cvv #, and the amount authorized to be charged. A receipt will be sent to the client via email from the Bank portal immediately.
Bankruptcy F.A.Q.
Fritz Law Offices Bankruptcy FAQ: We assist with chapter 7 liquidations for both individual consumers and businesses, chapters 13 reorganizations for consumers, and chapter 11 sub V reorganizations for small businesses, as well as creditor claims for creditor clients.
All actions against the debtor are required to immediately cease. Claims being asserted by many claimants in multiple courts under varied procedures can all be addressed in a single action before a single court.
With the careful and detailed investigation in advance of commencing a bankruptcy petition, considerably less risk can be realized. Especially compared to multiple claims in a variety of other courts.
In the end, a truly fresh start (eliminating or significantly reducing earlier debts). This can lead to rewarding options that are otherwise out of reach if continually consumed by creditor demands and litigation.
Our firm can then continue to assist in avoiding pitfalls and organizing your business and growing efficiently and confidently in the future.
Cost is a common FAQ. Since the complexity of each case varies greatly, so does the cost. However, a flat fee for a Bankruptcy matter can typically be offered following an initial no-cost telephone consultation with the attorney.
Any time there is a claim asserted against you that you cannot promptly pay, you should consult with an attorney who can help you compare the full range of defensive options, including negotiation, litigation and bankruptcy, and all of the various forms that each can take. This requires a great deal of experience before a variety of courts, over many years, to avoid missing what might be your best options.
The more promptly you look into your options, the more options you will have and the more flexibility you will have in exercising the option best suited to you with the greatest possible efficiency.
Every attorney in our firm has over 30 years of experience, from employment law agencies, to state court trials and appeals to federal district and bankruptcy courts. Our firm is well equipped to provide a variety of legal services. We offer a full range of analysis that a consumer or small business truly needs to optimally and efficiently reach the best possible result.
We also are readily able to consult with equally experienced attorneys with whom we have worked over many years to further ensure that your unique circumstances and needs are addressed and met in a way that provides you with as many benefits and efficiencies as can be realized.
Our Attorneys work hard to ensure that the long-term benefits to our clients far outweigh their costs, to the point that our clients typically remain with us for all of their legal needs, and for the life of their business.
We prefer to serve a smaller number of clients very well over a lot of years, rather than represent numerous clients on a one-time basis.
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